Sydney's lord mayor lauds 'magic' NYE

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has praised organisers, clean-up crews and the city's residents for a "magic" New Year's Eve celebration on the harbour.

"Sydney is really special and it is the New Year's Eve capital of the world, we just all know that," she said on Tuesday morning as clean-up crews continued sweeping up festive debris.

"It was just quite magic."

An estimated 1.6 million people crowded viewpoints around the harbour to watch the spectacular fireworks display centred on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The show paid homage to Australia's princess of pop Kylie Minogue, featuring her hit tunes from her 25 years in show business, with her red lips lighting up the bridge for a midnight kiss.

Ms Moore told reporters that given the numbers of people out to celebrate it was amazing that police had only charged 97 people across Sydney.

Police deployed an additional 3000 officers to the CBD, transport hubs and nightclub districts and on Tuesday commended revellers.

The 97 people charged was nearly double the number in the 2011/12 celebrations, with offences including drug supply and possession, assault, affray, assaulting police, breach of bail, offensive behaviour and malicious damage.

"While there have been a few idiots trying to spoil the end of the evening for others, it is good to see most revellers celebrated within their limits," Assistant Commissioner Alan Clark said.

Ms Moore praised clean-up crews who worked through the night in a $290,000 operation to collect 66 tonnes of waste from city streets and parks.

"As I came down Macquarie Street this morning you really wouldn't know that there had been an event, it's absolutely a real tribute to our staff," she said.

The Ambulance Service of NSW and St John Ambulance said their crews responded to about 1500 calls for assistance, about three times the normal amount of calls.

They said many were minor injuries and alcohol-related injuries but overall people seemed to party responsibly.

There were no reports of violence against paramedics.

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